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Anyone want a teenage girl???

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lucysmam · 06/03/2024 18:43

She is doing my head in.

Sure she'll do yours in too.

Free to a good home?

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theusualwednesday · 14/03/2024 11:52

I am so so so so dreading this era! One showing signs already!

Can I ask of all the pp who say they now know they were a nightmare, how did you see it at the time, did you just think your mum was an arse/idiot or what? (Trying to prepare). Was there anything sensible she could have done?

rsih91 · 14/03/2024 11:56

theusualwednesday · 14/03/2024 11:52

I am so so so so dreading this era! One showing signs already!

Can I ask of all the pp who say they now know they were a nightmare, how did you see it at the time, did you just think your mum was an arse/idiot or what? (Trying to prepare). Was there anything sensible she could have done?

@theusualwednesday

It's the usual life is over, world in ending over any little thing - teenagers are dramatic and self absorbed. No matter what you do you are trying to ruin their lives 🤣

I now notice it was the same when my siblings and I were younger (now 32 with my own teenager) 😅😭

DancefloorAcrobatics · 14/03/2024 11:58

@theusualwednesday the only sensible option is the switch & swapp service!

Usually teens are lovely, caring and occasional helpful IF its not their own home & parents.... so you need to ensure they never reach the home comfort stage!

MrsTerryPratchett · 14/03/2024 14:17

theusualwednesday · 14/03/2024 11:52

I am so so so so dreading this era! One showing signs already!

Can I ask of all the pp who say they now know they were a nightmare, how did you see it at the time, did you just think your mum was an arse/idiot or what? (Trying to prepare). Was there anything sensible she could have done?

This gets dark quickly, sorry.

I'm old, the script in my family is that I was a dreadful teenager. I lied, was foul, was horrible to everyone (especially my mum) for years, know-it-all etc. I was first part of it, then believed it for years.

I've since realised that my brother was violently abusive, my parents did nothing. They used to control me and make everything difficult. I didn't just have to do chores, I had to do them smiling to make my mother happy. She's quite difficult and cries to get my dad to take her 'side' in everything.

And yes, there was a lot they could have done. Been more involved in the good things I was doing. I was deeply committed to charities and fundraising. I volunteered, I was a great kid. They didn't care about any of it and only what they thought was 'good' which was a million miles from what I did. So I try with DD. She likes reptiles; I know more about reptiles than any woman should. She complains about chores; I say, "it's crap, just get through it but feel free to be annoyed, I am". And she's an only child.

Sorry, I know this is light-hearted.

lucysmam · 14/03/2024 15:33

You lot have made me smile this afternoon after a crappy couple of days at work (for the most part - @MrsTerryPratchett I'm sorry to read about your childhood, but it's nice to see you're straight with your dd about the chores being crap & just getting through it).

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 14/03/2024 15:39

I have been through the 'teen thing' five times and came here to reassure you that this torture does end - they take you out for dinner and phone you up just to say 'hi' when they reach 25.

That does NOT stop the twitching eye every time you remember the state of the kitchen or all the all-night TV sessions. About another forty years should do it.

Papyrophile · 14/03/2024 17:42

LOL... thanks for the giggles. I am out of swaps, and hoping to dislodge the limpet that's clinging on at 24, but even that is looking imminent.

However, I'm another with a medically malfunctioning DH (a vintage 1956 model, own teeth, some hair but starts every morning). Can you turn the odometer back a few years?

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